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[CITE: 42USC13003]

 
                 TITLE 42--THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
 
                   CHAPTER 132--VICTIMS OF CHILD ABUSE
 
  SUBCHAPTER I--IMPROVING INVESTIGATION AND PROSECUTION OF CHILD ABUSE 
                                  CASES
 
Sec. 13003. Grants for specialized technical assistance and 
        training programs
        

(a) In general

    The Administrator shall make grants to national organizations to 
provide technical assistance and training to attorneys and others 
instrumental to the criminal prosecution of child abuse cases in State 
or Federal courts, for the purpose of improving the quality of criminal 
prosecution of such cases.

(b) Grantee organizations

    An organization to which a grant is made pursuant to subsection (a) 
of this section shall be one that has, or is affiliated with one that 
has, broad membership among attorneys who prosecute criminal cases in 
State courts and has demonstrated experience in providing training and 
technical assistance for prosecutors.

(c) Grant criteria

    (1) The Administrator shall establish the criteria to be used for 
evaluating applications for grants under this section, consistent with 
sections 5665a, 5673,\1\ and 5676 \1\ of this title.
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    \1\ See References in Text note below.
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    (2) The grant criteria established pursuant to paragraph (1) shall 
require that a program provide training and technical assistance that 
includes information regarding improved child interview techniques, 
thorough investigative methods, interagency coordination and effective 
presentation of evidence in court, including the use of alternative 
courtroom procedures described in this title.\1\

(Pub. L. 101-647, title II, Sec. 214A, formerly Sec. 213, Nov. 29, 1990, 
104 Stat. 4793; renumbered Sec. 214A and amended Pub. L. 102-586, 
Sec. 6(b)(1), (d), Nov. 4, 1992, 106 Stat. 5029, 5034.)

                       References in Text

    Sections 5673 and 5676 of this title, referred to in subsec. (c)(1), 
was in the original a reference to sections 293 and 296 of the Juvenile 
Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974, Pub. L. 93-415. Sections 
293 and 296 of the Act were renumbered sections 299B and 299E, 
respectively, by Pub. L. 102-586, Sec. 2(i)(1)(B), Nov. 4, 1992, 106 
Stat. 5006.
    This title, referred to in subsec. (c)(2), means title II of Pub. L. 
101-647, known as the Victims of Child Abuse Act of 1990, which is 
classified principally to this chapter. For complete classification of 
title II to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 13001 
of this title and Tables.


                               Amendments

    1992--Subsecs. (a), (c)(1). Pub. L. 102-586, Sec. 6(d), substituted 
``Administrator'' for ``Director''.

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in section 13004 of this title.
